diff --git a/python/ql/src/.project b/python/ql/src/.project
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f9146259c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/ql/src/.project
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+    <name>semmlecode-python-queries</name>
+    <comment></comment>
+    <projects>
+    </projects>
+    <buildSpec>
+        <buildCommand>
+            <name>org.python.pydev.PyDevBuilder</name>
+            <arguments>
+            </arguments>
+        </buildCommand>
+    </buildSpec>
+    <natures>
+        <nature>org.python.pydev.pythonNature</nature>
+        <nature>com.semmle.plugin.qdt.core.qlnature</nature>
+    </natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/python/ql/src/.qlpath b/python/ql/src/.qlpath
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index 00000000000..7c2c1b3b672
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
+<ns:qlpath xmlns:ns="https://semmle.com/schemas/qlpath">
+    <librarypath/>
+    <dbscheme>/semmlecode-python-queries/semmlecode.python.dbscheme</dbscheme>
+    <defaultImports><defaultImport>python</defaultImport></defaultImports>
+</ns:qlpath>